Patriots GameDay Patriots vs Texans Divisional Round

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he New England Patriots and the Houston Texans announce the following player injuries and practice participation.
Thursday, January 15, 2026

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS​

DID NOT PARTICIPATE
No Players Listed.
LIMITED PARTICIPATION
LB Anfernee Jennings - Knee
LB Harold Landry - Knee
T Morgan Moses - Knee
T Thayer Munford Jr. - Knee
FULL PARTICIPATION
CB Alex Austin* - Wrist
CB Christian Gonzalez - Concussion Protocol
TE Hunter Henry - Knee
RB Terrell Jennings* - Concussion Protocol
DL Khyiris Tonga - Foot
* denotes player currently on injured reserve.

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HOUSTON TEXANS​

DID NOT PARTICIPATE
DE Denico Autry - Knee
T Trent Brown - Ankle
WR Nico Collins - Concussion
WR Justin Watson - Concussion
LIMITED PARTICIPATION
LB Azeez Al-Shaair - Knee
T/G Tytus Howard - Ankle
G Ed Ingram - Shoulder
RB Jawhar Jordan - Ankle
CB Kamari Lassiter - Ankle/Knee
DT Sheldon Rankins - Elbow
FULL PARTICIPATION
LS Austin Brinkman - Knee
T Aireontae Ersery - Thumb
S Jaylen Reed - Forearm
 
JJ Watt already crying because the game hasn’t even started, and still crying because he’s been retired for a million years.

Tears so heavy it’s basically a rain game.
 
This has a Jaguars 2017 feel to it. Their defense is going be a massive test and may not get any easier if they are able to advance. I dread going to Denver and facing that D with 68 sacks. If I have to pick my poison for the next round it's hosting Buffalo. But if Buffalo beats Denver, you know everyone is going to pick Buffalo to beat NE which will be an annoying week.
 
This has a Jaguars 2017 feel to it. Their defense is going be a massive test and may not get any easier if they are able to advance. I dread going to Denver and facing that D with 68 sacks. If I have to pick my poison for the next round it's hosting Buffalo. But if Buffalo beats Denver, you know everyone is going to pick Buffalo to beat NE which will be an annoying week.
Agreed on both points. There’s some Broncos tape out there that can be studied. The Jags did a number on them by waiting forever to get to the line then snapping quickly before they could diagnose the play. I think, with both the Texans and the Broncos, we’d have to get Maye on the move. They both play a ton of man, so first downs are there for the taking with his legs. Force them into more zone, hope the protection can hold up, and dice them up from there.
 
This has a Jaguars 2017 feel to it. Their defense is going be a massive test and may not get any easier if they are able to advance. I dread going to Denver and facing that D with 68 sacks. If I have to pick my poison for the next round it's hosting Buffalo. But if Buffalo beats Denver, you know everyone is going to pick Buffalo to beat NE which will be an annoying week.

Agreed on both points. There’s some Broncos tape out there that can be studied. The Jags did a number on them by waiting forever to get to the line then snapping quickly before they could diagnose the play. I think, with both the Texans and the Broncos, we’d have to get Maye on the move. They both play a ton of man, so first downs are there for the taking with his legs. Force them into more zone, hope the protection can hold up, and dice them up from there.

Best case, this game will resemble 2017 Jags... Next-best situation would be a 2011 Murderer-Worshippers result... The next-best after that?

There is no next-best after that. All the others have been Losses.
 
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